Planitiae on Enceladus
2 named features carry the IAU descriptor Planitia — a low plain on Enceladus, out of 83 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
2
of 85 named places on Enceladus — 2.4%
Largest
325 km
Diyar Planitia
Median size
245 km
Across the 2 with a measured diameter
Named between
1982–1982
IAU approval dates
How planitiae on Enceladus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 2 planitiae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Arabian.
Arabian2
All 2 planitiae on Enceladus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Planitiae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 81 more features.